* At 12.48pm, the phase was upgraded to the search and rescue DETRESFA (distress) phase;

* The Fiji Rescue Coordination Centre took command of the search and rescue operations from 2.30pm;

* The last location on the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for the aircraft record by Air Traffic Control was about six nautical miles south-southwest of Labasa and about one nautical mile west-northwest of Navakuru Village.